Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to the abovementioned address

I.4)Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law

I.5)Main activity

Public order and safety

Section II: Object

II.1)Scope of the procurement

II.1.1)Title:

PSNI Integrated Body Armour System

II.1.2)Main CPV code

35815000

II.1.3)Type of contract

Supplies

II.1.4)Short description:

The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) is legally bound under health and safety legislation to continually assess officers and support staff safety and operational risk in respect of their protective equipment. Internal research conducted within PSNI has identified the need to re-design the current the technical specification for body armour to meet operational and health and safety requirements. Given the nature of policing within Northern Ireland, any police officer can be directed to undertake frontline operational duties when they are required to wear some form of body armour, depending on the nature of their duty and the threat level at that time. Therefore any purchase of body armour by PSNI is made specifically to protect Officers and Support Staff from the potential impact of a gunshot or knife attack which could possibly lead to injury or a threat to life.

II.1.5)Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: 10 000 000.00 GBP

II.1.6)Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: yes

Tenders may be submitted for maximum number of lots: 2

II.2)Description

II.2.1)Title:

Integrated Body Armour System (IBAS) and Pouches

Lot No: 1

II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)

35815000

II.2.3)Place of performance

NUTS code: UKN

Main site or place of performance:

PSNI Seapark, Carrickfergus, NORTHERN IRELAND.

II.2.4)Description of the procurement:

The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) is legally bound under health and safety legislation to continually assess officers and support staff safety and operational risk in respect of their protective equipment. Internal research conducted within PSNI has identified the need to re-design the current the technical specification for body armour to meet operational and health and safety requirements. Given the nature of policing within Northern Ireland, any police officer can be directed to undertake frontline operational duties when they are required to wear some form of body armour, depending on the nature of their duty and the threat level at that time. Therefore any purchase of body armour by PSNI is made specifically to protect officers and support staff from the potential impact of a gunshot or knife attack which could possibly lead to injury or a threat to life.

II.2.5)Award criteria

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents

II.2.6)Estimated value

Value excluding VAT: 9 300 000.00 GBP

II.2.7)Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no

II.2.14)Additional information

II.2)Description

II.2.1)Title:

Covert Integrated Body Armour System (IBAS)

Lot No: 2

II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)

35815000

II.2.3)Place of performance

NUTS code: UKN

Main site or place of performance:

PSNI Seapark, Carrickfergus, NORTHERN IRELAND.

II.2.4)Description of the procurement:

The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) is legally bound under health and safety legislation to continually assess officers and support staff safety and operational risk in respect of their protective equipment. Internal research conducted within PSNI has identified the need to re-design the current the technical specification for body armour to meet operational and health and safety requirements. Given the nature of policing within Northern Ireland, any police officer can be directed to undertake frontline operational duties when they are required to wear some form of body armour, depending on the nature of their duty and the threat level at that time. Therefore any purchase of body armour by PSNI is made specifically to protect officers and support staff from the potential impact of a gunshot or knife attack which could possibly lead to injury or a threat to life.

II.2.5)Award criteria

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents

II.2.6)Estimated value

Value excluding VAT: 200 000.00 GBP

II.2.7)Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

IV.2.3)Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates

IV.2.4)Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted:

English

IV.2.6)Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender

Tender must be valid until: 12/10/2019

IV.2.7)Conditions for opening of tenders

Date: 14/06/2019

Local time: 15:30

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.1)Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: no

VI.2)Information about electronic workflows

Electronic ordering will be used

Electronic invoicing will be accepted

Electronic payment will be used

VI.3)Additional information:

Since this is a demand-led requirement, neither CPD nor PSNI can provide any guarantee as to the level of business under this contract.

Contract monitoring: The successful contractor’s performance on the contract will be regularly monitored. Contractors not delivering on contract requirements is a serious matter. It means the public purse is not getting what it is paying for. If a contractor fails to reach satisfactory levels of contract performance they will be given a specified time to improve. If, after the specified time, they still fail to reach satisfactory levels of contract performance, the matter will be escalated to senior management in CPD for further action. If this. occurs and their performance still does not improve to satisfactory levels within the specified period, it may be regarded as an act of grave professional misconduct and they may be issued with a notice of written warning and notice of unsatisfactory performance and this contract may be terminated. The issue of a notice of written warning and notice of unsatisfactory performance will result in the contractor being excluded from all procurement competitions being undertaken by centres of procurement expertise on behalf of bodies covered by the Northern Ireland Procurement Policy for a period of up to 12 months from the date of issue of the notice. The Authority expressly reserves the rights:

I. Not to award any contract as a result of the procurement process commenced by publication of this notice;

II. To make whatever changes it may see fit to the content and structure of the tendering competition;

III. To award (a) contract(s) in respect of any part(s) of the services covered by this notice; and

IV. To award contract(s) in stages and under no circumstances will the Authority be liable for any costs incurred by candidates.

VI.4)Procedures for review

VI.4.1)Review body

The UK does not have any such bodies with responsibility for appeal/mediation procedures.
Not applicable
United Kingdom

VI.4.2)Body responsible for mediation procedures

VI.4.3)Review procedure

Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:

CPD will comply with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and, where appropriate, will incorporate a standstill period (i.e. a minimum of 10 calendar days) at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. That notification will provide full information on the award decision. This provides time for unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract is entered into.

VI.4.4)Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained